ERIC Number: ED430789
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1999
Pages: 81
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-87353-468-9
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
How To Use the Spreadsheet as a Tool in the Secondary School Mathematics Classroom. Second Edition (for Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems).
Masalski, William J.
This book seeks to develop, enhance, and expand students' understanding of mathematics by using technology. Topics covered include the advantages of spreadsheets along with the opportunity to explore the 'what if?' type of questions encountered in the problem-solving process, enhancing the user's insight into the development and use of algorithms, allowing students to see a progression of calculations, and more. (ASK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Equations (Mathematics), Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education, Spreadsheets, Statistics
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1593.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Computer Programs
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc., Reston, VA.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Note: Accompanying two diskettes not available with ERIC copy.
